Laing O'Rourke Employee Reviews

Some of the projects that you can be exposed to have the ability to really kick-start your career due to their magnitude. The company training that you can access is fantastic. Industry leading benefits package.

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Good benefit package and good team

Project Coordinator (Current Employee) - Manchester - 17 August 2023

Good line manager and project team. Happy to work here and feel like I am a valued member of staff here. Good parental leave policy for any birth any gender

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Good company

steel fixer (Former Employee) - Old oak - 15 August 2023

Good company, pay on time. Good management good holidays and pay wel and look after you. For steelFixing is good they don’t care about background and support you I recommend

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Bullying culture

Electrical Improver (Former Employee) - Manchester, Greater Manchester - 1 August 2023

Bullying culture if your face doesn't fit. Organization is a mess with workers at stand still for days due to lack of materials or planning delays. Low demand on favoured workers. Generally toxic!

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Pretty low rates

Crane supervisor/slinger signaller (Current Employee) - London - 11 May 2023

I’ve been working for this company for years and don’t feel very appreciated.. money is not great too...Definitely could be better when it comes to managing , so many people in the office who don’t know their jobs.

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HGV Driver (Former Employee) - Grays, Essex - 4 May 2023

They will make up various lies just to get you sacked if you are not required anymore. Such an idiot for working at this place. Far better jobs out there

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Exhausting

Traffic Marshall (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes - 14 April 2023

I worked for them through Randstad in rail project as TM. Very long hours starting from 7am until 6pm with only 10hrs paid. No permanent role offer, no travel benefits, no job security. Exploitation in any way.

Pros

Assigned rate

Cons

Clocking in/out system, Long hours, no benefits, no productivity rewards

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Good company to work for

Document Controller (Former Employee) - Somerset - 14 March 2023

Lots of training and support, good salary and benefits, some work from home days if needed.Lots of company benefits and training opportunities. Recommend working there

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Stressful work place

Carpenter shuttering (Current Employee) - London - 8 February 2023

It not a serious company,because even if you are a good employee and you do something wrong , they dispose of you very easy ...When u signed the contract with Laing. it says 10hours paid ,but you have to be before 7:30in site and finish at 18:00and you getting paid 9hours half so never get paid for break

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Yes

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Great summer internship

Intern (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire - 6 January 2023

Good sense of community within the early talent program, with visits to head office throughout. The site experience gained is invaluable as a undergraduate engineer, you are trusted with responsibilities which allow you to learn and develop skills at a fast pace.Placement selection is fairly random with some site jobs much more high paced than others. Your experience is entirely down to the site you are assigned to.

Pros

Community, responsibility

Cons

commute

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Forward Thinking for Construction

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Current Employee) - London - 20 December 2022

Biggest and most challenging projects in the UK, the widest range of engineering knowledge and skills in the industry (UK) with own MEP, structural, facade departments. Good benefits including paternity leave and progressive (for the construction industry).

Pros

Salary, Wfh, support from seniors, clear vision from seniors, paid back COVID salary reductions to staff as "productivity bonus", great progression

Cons

Poor performing employees moved from job to job, despite consistently failing and causing project issues, long working hours when required (manage this yourself and LM to take time back).

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You don’t get promoted unless you know your boss well

Site Engineer (Former Employee) - Bridgwater, Somerset - 8 November 2022

In some ways they are good, only management is very poor, lack of support for your progression specifically in Hinkley project in Somerset. The allowance that they give is not enough for Accomodation.

Pros

You got all the tools and training you need

Cons

Poor management

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Bad managerial skills really unprofessional

Commissioning Engineer/process operator (Current Employee) - Blackburn - 17 October 2022

The most unprofessional company I have ever worked for with strange employees and the managerial staff are the most unprofessional people I have ever had the pleasure of working for

Pros

None

Cons

Everything

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Overall not a bad company to work for. No career progession

Lead Procurement Manager (Former Employee) - London Heathrow Airport/Thames Water - 26 September 2022

A typical day could be good/bad and stressful just be prepared despite having an agreed TES in place.There were management issues as some did not have right background skills or experience to fulfil roles at that level and rarely got involved to resolve issues when raised.Great people to work with, but not all particularly those came through agency on a temporary contract basis to adapt to LOR way of working.The hardest part of the job was working with those who worked with the company over a short period assisting as they were not familar with systems.Company did nothing to retain.

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No briefings no sense of direction or inclusion

Formwork Carpenter (Current Employee) - London - 12 September 2022

No briefings no sense of direction or inclusion. Manager gives little information on each task. Have not seen a drawing in the 2 months I've been working here

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Security

Security Officer (Former Employee) - Shaprton - 12 August 2022

I worked with laingo'rourke and my job role should be security they give you contract with security position but be careful you job will be Traffic Marshall 100% 12 hours shift management missup they posh you to the limit very stressful side in shaprton

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Great and Supportive Place to be

Quality Manager (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 9 August 2022

I have been with the company for just over four years now and in the time I've been there, I have always been very well supported and developed. I have great work colleagues and peers which enables us to work together proactively. I would always recommend working at LOR!

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Good management and scope for professional development

Quantity Surveyor (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 28 July 2022

Laing O'Rourke offer great learning opportunities both on and off the job through effective management and a drive to ensure staff are looked after and valued. Highly recommend them to anybody looking for a new challenge.

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Well organised and managed site.

Chain Person (Former Employee) - Liverpool - 21 May 2022

Working with a lot of coworkers on a biggest site in Liverpool. Very good organisation and management. All additional helps provided. Just work and enjoy a good employer.

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Productive

Security officer |Mobile Response (Former Employee) - Milton Keynes - 20 May 2022

Working for Laing o'rourke was the worst experience I ever had its nice company multinational based but unfortunately management is very poor not organised on any point

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Ok

Industrial Cleaner/Labourer (Former Employee) - Sellafield, Cumbria - 19 May 2022

Easy job for the money. Management is very helpful if you have a problem. If you keep your head down you will be okay. The vans are quite new normally less than 3 years. As long as you do your work noone will bother you.

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